Enigmatic ear stones: what we know about the functional role and evolution of fish otoliths

T Schulz‐Mirbach, F Ladich, M Plath… - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Otoliths in bony fishes play an important role in the senses of balance and hearing. Otolith
mass and shape are, among others, likely to be decisive factors influencing otolith motion …

Attraction and repulsion of mobile wild organisms to finfish and shellfish aquaculture: a review

MD Callier, CJ Byron, DA Bengtson… - Reviews in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge of aquaculture–environment interactions is essential for the
development of a sustainable aquaculture industry and efficient marine spatial planning …

Otolith analyses highlight morpho-functional differences of three species of mullet (Mugilidae) from transitional water

C D'Iglio, S Natale, M Albano, S Savoca, S Famulari… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Otoliths are used in taxonomy and ichthyology as they can provide a wide range of
information about specimens. They are an essential tool to monitor the most sensitive …

Impacts of marine and freshwater aquaculture on wildlife: a global meta‐analysis

LT Barrett, SE Swearer, T Dempster - Reviews in Aquaculture, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The global expansion of aquaculture has raised concerns about its environmental impacts,
including effects on wildlife. Aquaculture farms are thought to repel some species and …

A potential pitfall in studies of biological shape: does size matter?

D Outomuro, F Johansson - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The number of published studies using geometric morphometrics (GM) for analysing
biological shape has increased steadily since the beginning of the 1990s, covering multiple …

Paradox of otolith shape indices: routine but overestimated use

VM Tuset, JL Otero-Ferrer, C Siliprandi… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
The identification of fish species using otolith shape has been common in many fields of the
marine science. Different analytical processes can be applied for the morphological …

Testing otolith morphology for measuring marine fish biodiversity

VM Tuset, M Farré, JL Otero-Ferrer… - Marine and …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
To check the suitability of otoliths for measuring biodiversity, the contour and shape of the
sulcus acusticus of sagittal otoliths were described using geometric morphological analysis …

Terrestrial fatty acids as tracers of finfish aquaculture waste in the marine environment

CA White, SH Woodcock, RJ Bannister… - Reviews in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Waste from open‐cage aquaculture flows directly into the marine environment from uneaten
feeds, faecal material and dissolved nutrients. Sustainable management outcomes are …

Insights of otoliths morphology to reveal patterns of teleostean fishes in the Southern Atlantic

L Santos, AM Vaz-dos-Santos - Fishes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sagitta otoliths of teleostean fishes are usually used in diverse studies. Their shapes are
species-specific, and the qualitative description of their morphological features seems to be …

Avoiding a crisis of motivation for ocean management under global environmental change

PJ Mumby, JN Sanchirico, K Broad… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and ocean acidification are altering marine ecosystems and, from a human
perspective, creating both winners and losers. Human responses to these changes are …